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Were traders looking for any excuse to buy Nvidia?

Shortly before 11 a.m. ET, Barron’s reported that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang completed the sale of 6 million shares of the chip maker that powers the AI boom earlier this month.

Soon thereafter, traders pounced. Over the next two hours and change, volumes in the stock ran 71 million shares above their monthly average for that period, and shares jumped more than 4%.

How bullish a development is this, really? It’s not like Huang’s pending sales were some kind of sword of Damocles hanging over the stock — it’s 6 million shares into a stock that has averaged over 334 million shares traded per session over the past month. And these sales were part of a plan, and the precise timing of the divestitures don’t represent any of Huang’s discretionary views on the stock.

Anyways, just goes to show that maybe traders were looking for any excuse, no matter how flimsy, to jump back into a stock that’s been an absolute powerhouse.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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